WA Police have launched Operation Dalewood to support NSW authorities and increase police presence at places of worship, events, and schools.

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WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch told Perth Today host Simon Beaumont that while the investigation is unfolding, early indications suggest elements of WA’s strong Firearm Act could have prevented the gunmen from legally possessing the weapons.

“We just don’t want firearms in the wrong hands and I think we all know from what we’ve just witnessed yesterday, the attack on Australia, the attack on the Jewish community, those firearms were in the wrong hands,” he said.

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